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Cemal OktenDesigns of the Year 2012Designs of the Year is the Design Museum’s annual exploration of the most innovative, interesting and forward-looking work in design of all kinds, from around the world.www.designsoftheyear.com

Cemal OktenChassisThe Chassis is a multi-purpose chair formed from a sheet steel frame and crafted using innovative technology. The chair is lightweight and covered with a replaceable shell of finely grained 4mm-thick polypropylene.Designed by: Stefan Diezwww.stefan-diez.com

Cemal OktenChassisIn the production process an industrial press forms and stretches the pre-cut, fine sheet metal to make the seat and backrest frame. A robot then welds the frame, connecting the laser-cut pieces to the legs before powder coating them.Designed by: Stefan Diezwww.stefan-diez.com

Cemal Okten1.3 ChairInspired by wooden British bomber the De Havilland DH 98 Mosquito, the 1.3 Chair is constructed from compressed balsa wood with a hardwood veneer to give structural stability. Designed by: Kihyun Kimwww.kihyunkimdesign.com

Cemal Okten1.3 ChairAt only 1.28 kilograms the chair is even lighter than Gio Ponti's 1957 Superleggera chair which weighed in at 1.7 kilograms.Designed by: Kihyun Kimwww.kihyunkimdesign.com

Cemal OktenJAMBOXJAMBOX is a portable Bluetooth wireless audio speaker and speakerphone. Compact enough to fit into a small bag or even a pocket, this sleek speaker employs the latest noise cancelling technology and generates a powerful sound loud enough to fill a room. With a ten-hour battery life, JAMBOX also features a smart rubber casing with a faceted metal grill that covers the front, back and side faces.Designed by: Yves Beharjawbone.com/speakers/jambox/overview

Cemal OktenTMA-1Pared down in appearance but robust in performance, these matt black headphones were developed and tested by 25 professional DJs. A bold simplicity of design belies a complex, highly-crafted headset that includes injection molded nylon and 40mm closed titanium drivers that enable the highest possible sound quality.Designed by: KIBiSiwww.kibisi.com

Cemal OktenMelissa + Gaetano Pesce boot and flp flopA flip flop and boot formed from a series of plastic discs connected only by their edges. This structure, using patented Miliflex plastic, which is an especially elastic material, is breathable yet completely covers the foot. Designed by: Gaetano Pescewww.gaetanopesce.com

Cemal OktenMelissa + Gaetano Pesce boot and flp flopThe design allows for the wearer to cut away some of the discs to create their own individual footwear. Designed by: Gaetano Pescewww.gaetanopesce.com

Cemal OktenNest Learning ThermostatNest is a high-tech thermostat that uses inbuilt sensors, processing power and algorithms to learn the user's habits and programmed the household temperatures accordingly. The thermostat wirelessly links to the internet and can be re-set or controlled remotely by the phone or laptop.Designed by: Nestwww.nest.com

Cemal OktenLightwoodThe structure uses the minimum volume of wood but provides adequate joint strength by means of elaborate jointing techniques to ensure a long and useful life.Designed by: Jasper Morrisonwww.jaspermorrison.com

Cemal OktenOrb-itThe Orb-it is a spherical hand-held cordless vacuum cleaner. Small and compact with a playful, engaging form, this vacuum is designed to make cleaning a less onerous task.Designed by: Black and Deckerwww.blackanddecker.co.uk/orb-it/

Cemal OktenmiaThe mia is a tiny three-seater zero-emissions electric car aimed at the urban market. With a no frills aesthetic, the boxy mia features a central driving position and a spacious interior with sliding doors. Designed by former head of design at Volkswagen, Murat Gunak.Designed by: Murat Gunak and David Wilkiewww.mia-electric.com

Cemal OktenHarbour ChairDesigned to look equally at home in restaurants, cafes and around private dinner tables, the Harbour Chair combines the warmth and comfort of a solid wooden seat and back-hoop with the practicality and sturdiness of a tubular metal frame.Designed by: Andre Klauser and Ed Carpenterwww.verygoodandproper.co.uk/shop/harbou-chair.html

Cemal OktenHarbour ChairAn ash and powder-coated steel chair showing a Scandinavian influence and made with the modern computerised production technique, CNC machining.Designed by: Andre Klauser and Ed Carpenterwww.verygoodandproper.co.uk/shop/harbou-chair.html

Cemal OktenWaverWaver is a comfortable armchair with a swivel base, featuring materials and construction inspired by outdoor sports equipment used for windsurfing and paragliding.Designed by: Konstantin Grcickonstantin-grcic.com

Cemal OktenWaverA lightweight fabric seat hangs snugly over the back of the cantilevered tubular steel frame and is suspended by two straps a the front.Designed by: Konstantin Grcickonstantin-grcic.com

Cemal OktenCarbon BlackCarbon Black is a bespoke carbon fibre wheelchair that offers a high-tech alternative to the traditional wheelchair. Andrew Slorance, a wheelchair user, was inspired to produce a new model that did not look like a piece of medical equipment.Designed by: Andrew Slorance

Cemal OktenCarbon BlackCarbon fibre is lightweight and strong, but also warm to the touch and can be molded to attractive ergonomic forms.Designed by: Andrew Slorance

Cemal OktenXXXX_SofaYuya Ushida has created a three-seater sofa that can be contracted into either a two-seater or a chair. Designed by: Yuya Ushidawww.yuyavsdesign.com

Cemal OktenXXXX_SofaUshida was inspired by the repetition of geometric shapes to create a flexible sofa that uses a few simple component pieces of joint, ring and straight lengths.Designed by: Yuya Ushidawww.yuyavsdesign.com

Cemal OktenXXXX_SofaAdjustable to suit the size of the room, the sofa's form is functional and has an abstract transparent beauty.Designed by: Yuya Ushidawww.yuyavsdesign.com

Cemal OktenNot So Expanded Polystyrene (NSEPS)SILO researched and experimented with making EPS, or expanded polystyrene - a material widely used for packaging fragile goods - more rigid and long lasting.Designed by: Attua Aparicio & Oscar Wanless at SILOwww.silostudio.net/home.html

Cemal OktenNot So Expanded Polystyrene (NSEPS)Instead of expensive metal moulds usually used for mass production, the designers fill one-off hand sewn textile moulds with coloured polystyrene granules, which they then steam in order to expand the polystyrene.Designed by: Attua Aparicio & Oscar Wanless at SILOwww.silostudio.net/home.html

Cemal OktenNot So Expanded Polystyrene (NSEPS)Inflated and hardened, the fabric mould is removed revealing the pixelated texture of what they have termed NSEPS, or not so expanded polystyrene.Designed by: Attua Aparicio & Oscar Wanless at SILOwww.silostudio.net/home.html

Cemal OktenExhibition SpaceDesigns of the Year is the Design Museum's annual exploration of the most innovative, interesting and forward-looking work in design of all kinds, from around the world.www.designsoftheyear.com

Cemal OktenExhibition SpaceDesigns of the Year is the Design Museum’s annual exploration of the most innovative, interesting and forward-looking work in design of all kinds, from around the world.www.designsoftheyear.com

Cemal OktenOssoFour slabs of wood form the seat and back of this chair in solid oak, ash or maple. The paired down simplicity of this chair is achieved using digitally-controlled machinery alongside highly skilled handcraft techniques.Designed by: Ronan and Erwan Bouroullecwww.bouroullec.com

Cemal OktenOssoWith the Osso, the Bouroullecs have created a chair that celebrates the beauty of wood.Designed by: Ronan and Erwan Bouroullecwww.bouroullec.com

Cemal OktenBotanicaBotanica investigates and rediscovers materials from a pre-oil era. Early plastics like Bakelite were considered the material of the future, and now plastic is so ubiquitous that it has little value. The botanica collection is designed as if oil-based plastics had never been discovered. Designed by: Studio Formafantasmawww.formafantasma.com

Cemal OktenBotanicaAmongst the materials are the resins rosin, dammar and copal, as well as natural rubber, shellac and Bois Durci - a 19th century material composed of sawdust and animal blood.Designed by: Studio Formafantasmawww.formafantasma.com

Cemal OktenHemp ChairThe prototype Hemp Chair is a cantilevered armchair molded as a single piece. Contoured folded lines add strength to the structure. The chair is manufactured with a process used in the car industry for door linings and glove compartments.Designed by: Studio Aisslingerwww.aisslinger.de

Cemal OktenMoon RockThe Moon Rock series have tabletops which are covered in a decorative pattern inspired by the moon's craters and composition of the solar system.Designed by: Bethan Laura Woodwww.woodlondon.co.uk

Cemal OktenMoon RockThe surface is created using marquetry techniques in which patterned plastic laminates - like those used on kitchen worktops - are cut and laid by hand in concentric rings and other shapes, forming a smooth surface.Designed by: Bethan Laura Woodwww.woodlondon.co.uk

Cemal OktenThe project is the work of Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake's Reality Lab, a research and development team formed by Miyake. They worked with origami inventor and computer scientist Jun Mitani, who created a computer program to construct three-dimensional structures from a single piece of paper.Designed by: Miyake Design Studiowww.isseymiyake.com

Cemal OktenTip TonTip Ton has two sitting positions. An informal comfortable chair transforms into a work chair in one easy forward tilting action. The chair remains stable in its new position. Designed by: Edward Barber & Jay Osgerbywww.barberosgerby.com

Cemal OktenWhite CollectionThe White Collection consists of four lights designed to allow the light itself to take centre stage, rather than the form of the fittings.Designed by: Ville Kokkonenwww.artek.fi/company/designers/42

Cemal OktenWhite CollectionElegant frames were created for the lights, using finely crafted birch veneer and plywood that was painted white and fitted with acrylic diffusers.Designed by: Ville Kokkonenwww.artek.fi/company/designers/43

Cemal OktenMine KafonMine Kafon is a wind-powered landmine clearance device. This spherical structure rolls with the wind like a huge tumbleweed, its weight detonating the mines in its path.Designed by: Massoud Hassanimassoudhassani.blogspot.com

Cemal OktenEarthquake Proof TableThis is an earthquake-proof table designed for classrooms in countries where schools sit along geological rift lines and are not built to withstand an earthquake. Designed by: Arthur Brutter and Ido Bruno

Cemal OktenEarthquake Proof TableAlthough able to withstand ceiling collapses, this simple table is light enough for two children to lift and move around, offering flexible use for a school's everyday needs.Designed by: Arthur Brutter and Ido Bruno

Cemal OktenRedesign for the emergency ambulanceThe redesign of the emergency ambulance aims to improve the patient experience and enhance clinical efficiency. A digital communications and monitoring system can send information about the patient's condition ahead to the hospital.Designed by: Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design and Vehicle Designwww.rca.ac.uk/Default.aspx?ContentId=0&CategoryId=36538

Cemal OktenRedesign for the emergency ambulanceIn the new design, the stretcher is moved to the centre of the ambulance to allow 360-degree access to the patient. Designed by: Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design and Vehicle Designwww.rca.ac.uk/Default.aspx?ContentId=0&CategoryId=36539

Cemal OktenRedesign for the emergency ambulanceStandardised treatment packs ensure efficiency as well as infection control, while the easy-to-clean and unintimidating interiors helps to increase patient comfort.Designed by: Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design and Vehicle Designwww.rca.ac.uk/Default.aspx?ContentId=0&CategoryId=36540

Cemal OktenDefibtech Lifeline VIEWLifeline VIEW is an automated external defibrillator (AED) that can provide a life saving electric shock to restart or re-set the heart rhythm of a cardiac arrest victim.Designed by: Defibtechwww.defibtech.com

Cemal OktenThe Hepworth Wakefield, UKThe Hepworth Wakefield is the biggest purpose-built gallery to be built in the UK since 1968. It houses the city's art collection and works by the locally born 20th century sculptor, Barbara Hepworth. Set on an island amid abandoned industrial mill buildings, the sculptural 360 degree form appears to rise directly from the river Calder.Designed by: David Chipperfield Architectswww.davidchipperfield.co.uk

Cemal OktenThixotropesThixotropes is a moving sculpture comprised of a series of eight illuminated, mechanised structures. Each structure is an arrangement of intersecting geometric profiles constructed from thin steel banding lined with rows of LEDs. The constructions continuously spin on their axes 360 times per minute, creating the illusion that the linear structures are solid cones, spheres and ribbons of warm and cold light.Designed by: Conny Freyertroika.uk.com

Cemal OktenOlympic Torch 2012The torch will be used to carry the Olympic Flame on a relay around the UK prior to the Olympic Games in July 2012.Designed by: Edward Barber & Jay Osgerbywww.barberosgerby.com

Cemal OktenOlympic Torch 2012The torch body is made up of four key elements in a single material. Inn and outer aluminium alloy skins are held in place by a cast aluminium top and base, while the skin is perforated by 8,000 circular holes - one to represent every bearer.Designed by: Edward Barber & Jay Osgerbywww.barberosgerby.com

Cemal OktenCorona 1100Corona 1100 are extruded disc-shaped wall lights in brass. Part of the Ascent Collection, inspired by the structures and engineered forms of boars and aircraft.Designed by: Edward Barber & Jay Osgerbywww.barberosgerby.com

Cemal OktenPlanform ArrayPlanform Array are large chandeliers with paddle like segments arranged around a central axis. The paddles are covered in delicate, hand-sewn Japanese paper that hints at the structure beneath. Part of the Ascent collection.Designed by: Edward Barber & Jay Osgerbywww.barberosgerby.com

Cemal OktenExhibition SpaceDesigns of the Year is the Design Museum’s annual exploration of the most innovative, interesting and forward-looking work in design of all kinds, from around the world.www.designsoftheyear.com

The London Design Museum's annual exploration of the most innovative, interesting and forward-looking work in design of all kinds, from around the world.

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- Mar 12

This year's Design Indaba Expo—part tradeshow, part retail market—was a grab bag of work. From pedestrian fashions to objet d'art, emerging creatives to corporate establishments, there was a bit of this and that for everyone. The standouts from this year's exhibitors came primarily from the Design Indaba-curated sections, specifically the